July 6, 2020

I hope you survived the holiday weekend without setting your overly sanitized hands on fire lighting your sparklers and M-80’s and were able to stay home away from the crowds and traffic congestion. If you were out and about on Friday you probably observed the tremendous amount of traffic on the roads. I had a delivery from UPS on Friday afternoon and the driver said it was the worst traffic he had ever experienced on the job. The highlight of our weekend was meeting three other couples yesterday evening for outdoor dining at Skyway Bar and Grill with some good bbq from their new smoker. They have done a nice job adapting their restaurant to the new requirements and making sure that everyone feels comfortable and safe with the dining experience. I was also impressed with the behavior of the customers, as everyone wore their mask when they were away from their table and practiced social distancing. It gives me hope that people are getting the message and we’ll begin to see an improvement in the number of reported cases through the summer.

I wonder what the Trumpanzees think when they see that the swamp ain’t gettin’ drained, although they probably see it and just don’t care. Y’all remember tRump’s campaign mantra “drain the swamp?” Well, I hate to tell you, but the swamp is alive and well in D.C. According to the Associated Press, “Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump’s own ethics policy.” It is this hypocrisy that just makes my blood boil. Today, data was released showing recipients of the Payroll Protection Program, the federal program that was supposed to help small and mid-sized businesses save jobs during the pandemic crisis. Granted, many small businesses did receive taxpayer help from our government, but the release today also shows that businesses in the construction and manufacturing industry received a greater proportion of the loans than restaurants and hotels, which were more directly impacted by the pandemic. Many law firms, private equity companies, and high-profile evangelical mega-churches with ties to you know who, also received loans. Trump campaign donors were also taken care of quite well. Does that surprise you? I hope we get to celebrate Independence Day this year on November 3rd when we take our country back.

I bet that Donnie’s bowels are in an uproar right now. First, we’ve got his late buddy Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend and pimp in jail, probably ready to provide all the information she can to help her situation. I said last week that there are probably a few powerful men shaking in their boots wondering who she’s going to out and I would not be surprised if Don is one of them. And now his niece, Mary Trump, is having her book released next week, two weeks ahead of it’s planned release date. He thought he had a little more time to try to muzzle her, but now this tell-all is just around the corner and what I’ve been reading this could be a salacious doozy. In addition, the Supreme Court could decide this week if he has to release his financial records, including his taxes. If he loses that one, he might just quit, afraid that the world will see what a fraud he is. I hope y’all are going to have a better week.

Time to go pour a gin and begin dinner prep, Taco Night (I know it’s not Tuesday, but I’ll be a little naughty and have Taco Monday.) Ziggyman